Along the eastern equatorial pacific, fresh water enters the surface ocean through precipitation. the surface water salinity in these regions would have be ____.  a. greater than 35 b. between 30 and 35 c. less than 30

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Along the eastern equatorial pacific, fresh water enters the surface ocean through precipitation. the surface water salinity in these regions would have be ____. 

a. greater than 35

b. between 30 and 35

c. less than 30 

 

 

Figure 3A-1 is a Temperature-Salinity (T-S) Diagram. Temperature is plotted on the left axis and the values are depicted in degrees Celsius. Salinity is plotted on the bottom axis and is
unitless. The solid curves are lines of constant ocean water density in grams per cubic centimeter (g/cm3). Lines of constant density are called isopyenals. Salinity values are
determined to the fourth decimal place because small changes can have major implications in ocean water circulation.
20
/1.0245 g/am3
15
1.0250
1.0255
1.0260
10
1.0265
1.0270
5
1.0275
1.0280
1.0285
33.5
34.0
34.5
35.0
35.5
Salinity
36.0
36.5
Temperature (°C)
1.0290
Transcribed Image Text:Figure 3A-1 is a Temperature-Salinity (T-S) Diagram. Temperature is plotted on the left axis and the values are depicted in degrees Celsius. Salinity is plotted on the bottom axis and is unitless. The solid curves are lines of constant ocean water density in grams per cubic centimeter (g/cm3). Lines of constant density are called isopyenals. Salinity values are determined to the fourth decimal place because small changes can have major implications in ocean water circulation. 20 /1.0245 g/am3 15 1.0250 1.0255 1.0260 10 1.0265 1.0270 5 1.0275 1.0280 1.0285 33.5 34.0 34.5 35.0 35.5 Salinity 36.0 36.5 Temperature (°C) 1.0290
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